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Note: This is a student project from a course affiliated
with the Ethnography of the University Initiative. EUI supports faculty development of courses
in which students conduct original research on their university, and encourages students to
think about colleges and universities in relation to their communities and within larger
national and global contexts.

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Who: For my research in the project, I will be studying the University of Illinois' Raas Team
What: the Raas Team is one of the University's Indian Cultural Dance Group
Where: In order to best understand this subculture, I will be meeting them where they have their practices at various places in Champaign including Gregory Hall and Lincoln Hall.
When: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:30p.m.- 12:30a.m.
Why: This subculture that I have chosen does what they do in order to spread a piece of their Indian culture in the United States in the form of dance. I have chosen to research them because I would like to learn more about a culture that is far from any part of the world that I have ever been near.

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Student Communities and CultureThe university offers an extraordinary opportunity to study and document student communities, life, and culture. This collection includes research on the activities, clubs, and durable social networks that comprise sometimes the greater portion of the university experience for students.